Kim Won-ho (Korean: 김원호; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player.[1] Kim who was educated at the Maewon High School, competed at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships, and won the silver medals in the mixed doubles and team event.[2] He was also a bronze medalist at the 2017 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles and team event.[3] Kim is the son of the Olympic gold medalist Gil Young-ah. He was the youngest player from the Korean national team who competed at the 2017 Sudirman Cup. He played one match, in the opening tie with Russia in the round robin stage.[4] In the final round, Korea won the title after beating China by the score of 3–2.[5] He represented Korea in the 2018 Thomas Cup but lost the match against Indonesia and therefore eliminated in the quarterfinals.
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| Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 June 1999 Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu) (3 January 2023) 19 (MD with Seo Seung-jae) (7 June 2018) 5 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (20 June 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 40 (MD with Choi Sol-gyu) 7 (XD with Jeong Na-eun) (16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
Asian Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |  Choi Sol-gyu
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 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty
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18–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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Asian Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Kang Min-hyuk
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 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
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17–21, 22–20, 25–27 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | GOR Among Rogo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
Kang Min-hyuk
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Mahiro Kaneko Yunosuke Kubota
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21–19, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
Lee Yu-rim
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 He Jiting Du Yue
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12–21, 21–19, 19–21 | Silver
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BWF World Tour (2 titles, 7 runners-up) edit
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Kang Min-hyuk
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Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu
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21–16, 16–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Seo Seung-jae
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 Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
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8–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Choi Sol-gyu
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Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi
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17–21, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Choi Sol-gyu
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Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae
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21–19, 18–21, 21–19 |  Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun
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Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
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9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun
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Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
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4–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Jeong Na-eun
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 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Jeong Na-eun
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Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
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18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 | German Open | Super 300 | Jeong Na-eun
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 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
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13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Canada Open | Seo Seung-jae
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 Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden
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20–22, 21–16, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Macau Open | Seo Seung-jae
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 Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Korea Masters | Seo Seung-jae
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Jung Jae-wook Kim Gi-jung
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21–15, 21–16 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Canada Open | Shin Seung-chan
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Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung
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21–19, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2017 | U.S. Open | Shin Seung-chan
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Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na
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21–16, 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Mongolia International | Park Kyung-hoon
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Kang Min-hyuk Kim Jae-hwan
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14–21, 29–27, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Osaka International | Lee Yu-rim
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Yunosuke Kubota Chiharu Shida
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21–17, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2019 | Osaka International | Jeong Na-eun
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Guo Xinwa Zhang Shuxian
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21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Kim Won Ho". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "주니어배드민턴 혼합복식 아시아선수권 3년연속 준우승" (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "2017 BWF 세계주니어배드민턴선수권대회" (in Korean). 배드민턴데일리. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Second generation Sudirman". Badzine. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Korea wins Sudirman Cup badminton final on Gold Coast". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links edit
- Kim Won-ho at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com